Ximena Conde

Ximena started as RIPR's Morning Edition producer in January of 2017. She researches, reports and produces stories you hear every morning.

She got her public radio bearings in Chicago, where she was a production assistant for the WFMT Radio Network where she helped out on classical music shows in development.

Ximena attended Rutgers University where she completed a B.S. in Supply Chain Management - best explained as "procurement and logistics." A New York City native, her favorite state to live in is Rhode Island.

A bill that would keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers cleared the House Monday in a 55-12 vote. The legislation has drawn strong support, as well as vocal opposition as it aims to close a loophole in Rhode Island’s gun laws.

The House and Senate have stopped considering legislation to legalize recreational pot and instead opted to create a 19-member joint commission to study the situation in states like Washington and Colorado, where it's already legal.

An amended version of a bill proposing paid sick days for private sector employees is on its way to the Senate floor. The Senate Labor Committee voted in favor of giving employees – like waiters and others in the hospitality industry— four days paid sick leave Wednesday. That’s a drop from the seven days originally proposed by lawmakers, and closer to the five days Massachusetts and Connecticut offer.

In Rhode Island, Frank Williams is known as a former chief justice of the State Supreme Court. But among Civil War enthusiasts, he is known as an authority on all things Abraham Lincoln. He’s also the owner of a vast collection of more than 17,000 Civil War artifacts. He's now donating his collection to Mississippi State University.

A state Senate bill aiming to streamline the merger and acquisition process for nonprofit hospitals is scheduled for a vote in the Health and Human Services Committee Tuesday. The bill, which would amend the Hospital Conversions Act, has sparked debate between lawmakers and hospital union workers.